Analysis of Frequency of Tests and Varying Feedback Delays in College Mathematics Achievement

Townsend, Neal R.; Wheatley, Grayson H.

College Student Journal, 9, 1, 32-35, Feb/Mar 75

Sixteen beginning analytic geometry and calculus classes (442 students) followed eight testing regimes for one academic quarter. Three aptitude subgroups were identified in each class. Classes to which daily quizzes were given achieved significantly higher on a specially constructed test than those which had only a single midterm examination. (Author)